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An article published in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction discusses Amazon Rainforest wildfire governance with local community participation in the tri-national border region between Peru, North Brazil, and Pando in Bolivia.

This paper evaluates an ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR), an afforestation effort, Boca de Sapo (hereafter, BdS), in a marginalized community in peri-urban Lima where the researchers perform household surveys and key informant interviews.

This study analyses international financial flows to nine countries for the 18 months after recent crises—drought, flood, cyclone, earthquake, and epidemic.

This article highlights the many positive results stemming from the GestionCC project, that have supported positive outcomes for management, decision-making and implementation for climate change policy.

This retrospective study examined the spatial effects of El Niño and vulnerability on cholera in Peru across the epidemic period of 1991 to 1998.

This case study can inform government, civil society, and humanitarian actors of how early action is happening before disasters occur and provide a direction for further investment in research and practice.

Two analyses present the Arequipa region as a microcosm of water supply issues facing small-scale agriculture communities.

Peru has instituted policy reforms to improve its disaster risk management readiness and practices. The reforms established stronger financial protections, increased public investment in disaster prevention, and targeted interventions for resilient health and water infrastructure, reducing the population’s vulnerability.